The world is full of beautiful clothes — sitting in closets, going unworn. In fact, according to Tulerie Co-founders Merri Smith, COO, and Violet Gross, CEO, about 70 percent of clothes in the typical woman’s closet languishes there on a hanger after being worn only one time. The reasons why, Smith and...
Tradesy Founder Tracy DiNunzio has a very defined perspective when it comes to fast, cheap fashion items and their more expensive designer cousins. Customers get what they pay for. Fast fashion is available, affordable but ultimately expendable. It has no resale value, and because it...
Gwynnie Bee, a subscription service offering women’s clothing for rent, is launching a new technology platform that allows traditional retailers to offer their own subscription clothing rental business. According to news from TechCrunch, the platform — called “CaaStle” (Clothing as a Service) — handles all aspects...
The “What’s your size?” shuffle is a specialized horror that female consumers from all walks of life complain bitterly about. It’s the sort of thing customers should be able to recite automatically. But, of course, it isn’t. There are many factors to take into consideration:...
January 06, 2020
A typical episode of TLC’s “Say Yes To The Dress” can offer one the basic sketch of the drama that is buying a wedding dress. Though the details change somewhat episode to episode, the story pretty much always follows the same arc: The bridal party enters, the bride explains her vision, dresses are tried on, […]
October 17, 2018
The world is full of beautiful clothes — sitting in closets, going unworn. In fact, according to Tulerie Co-founders Merri Smith, COO, and Violet Gross, CEO, about 70 percent of clothes in...
March 23, 2018
Gwynnie Bee, a subscription service offering women’s clothing for rent, is launching a new technology platform that allows traditional retailers to offer their own subscription clothing rental business. According to news from TechCrunch, the platform — called “CaaStle” (Clothing as a Service) — handles all aspects of the subscription business, including the website, databases, cleaning, returns, […]
